Armyan Bernstein Screenwriter (2 results)

Final Draft script for the 1981 musical film. Copy belonging to actress Lainie Kazan, with her name on the title page in manuscript ink, and her manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Laid in with the script is a single revision page with Kazan's manuscript pencil and ink annotations, and an envelope for the Paradise Travel Agency covered with ink annotations regarding line changes, containing a flight coupon signed by Kazan. Dreamy, flaky Frannie leaves her down-to-earth, unfaithful boyfriend Hank on their fifth anniversary. Over the course of 24 hours both have affairs with their ideal partners, but eventually realize their paramours can't hold a candle to their love for each other. Francis Ford Coppola's first directorial effort after his 1979 masterpiece "Apocalypse Now," shot on strikingly stylized sets at his newly opened Zoetrope Studios. Red Zoetrope Studios wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT and production No. 032 on the front wrapper. Title page present, dated January 1, 1981, noted as FINAL DRAFT, with credits for director Francis Coppola [sic] and screenwriter Armyan Bernstein, and music credits to Tom Waits. 93 leaves, with last page of text numbered 92. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound internally with three gold brads.…

Vintage oversize borderless photograph of Francis Ford Coppola, Nastassja Kinski, and Frederic Forrest on the set of the 1981 film, with a French snipe printed on the verso. Francis Ford Coppola's first directorial effort after his 1979 Vietnam masterpiece, "Apocalypse Now," shot on strikingly stylized sets at his newly opened Zoetrope Studios. Screenwriter Bernstein had originally planned the story to be set in Chicago, but the setting moved to Las Vegas at Coppola's insistence, viewing the western city as a more romantic atmosphere. Hank (Forrest) and Franny (Garr) live on the outskirts of Las Vegas, but after five years their relationship has deteriorated, and they both yearn for new love. Hank meets Leila (Kinski), a beautiful high-wire artist, and Franny meets Ray (Julia), a dashing actor-waiter. Throughout their separation, Hank and Franny still love each other, and their search for romance brings them back to each other. Singer-songwriter Tom Waits received an Oscar nomination for his original score, performed with country singer Crystal Gayle. 11.75 x 8 inches. Near Fine.…